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Letter 13017
"Cratering" after cataphoretic painting on
galvanealed steel
Hello everyone,
Could anyone explain me why when we paint galvanealed steel (steel
with a zinc-iron alloy) in a cathaphoretic line, appears sometimes
"cratering". Can the quantity of iron in the alloy affects, or there
are other reasons, like impurities from the manufacturing process of
the steel, produce this surface defect?
A lot of thanks,
Isabel Ruiz
- Barcelona, Spain
It sounds to me that you have "fish-eye" which is a common
complaint with paints. It can be caused by numerous things, including
a dirty or poorly cleaned substrate, dewetted substrate or the
cataphoretic paint is out of spec. It can also be caused by
contaminating the bath with impure water; it is recommended that all
make-ups should be done with de-ionisied or demineralised water I
have found that catphoretic paints and similar products have a
relatively short operating shelf life. Apparently it adsorbs carbon
dioxide from the air and this results in co-deposition of the gas. It
is sometimes possible to dummy the gas out by depositing the paint on
some scrap material. I would check your cleaners and water source. I
would also examine at the metal substrate and look for any islands of
either corroded metal or unusually looking metal that could cause
dewetting.
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Trevor Crichton
R&D practical scientist - UK
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